Pandemic fears are fading along with omicron: AP-NORC poll

By MICHAEL RUBINKAM and HANNAH FINGERHUT
Associated Press

Omicron is fading away, and so are Americans’ worries about COVID-19. Fewer Americans now say they’re concerned they’ll be infected compared with January following the rise and fall of the wildly contagious coronavirus variant. That’s according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Just 24% report being “extremely” or “very” worried about themselves or a family member contracting COVID-19. That’s down from 36% in both December and January, when omicron caused a massive spike in infections and taxed public health systems.